Novice
Agility continues where Beginning Agility left off. We will
continue to develop teamwork and increase handling skills. Sequencing
is performed off lead, therefore, your dog also must be able
to sit, stay, down, and come on command, off lead.

Handlers
also further develop the ability to switch
smoothly from handling their dogs off one side
to handling off the other in the middle of
a sequence using front, rear and blind crosses.
The different come to side maneuvers will be
practiced using obstacles.

Dogs will
be taught to move ahead and switch as needed from handler to
obstacle focus. We will work more off leash doing short sequences
of obstacles. Handling and agility skills such as front and rear crosses, reverse front
cross, serpentines, 270s, get outs and threadles will be worked
on to gain comfort and confidence.

Course analysis to understand
the best way to handle a combination of obstacles will be utilized.